CHARACTERS LIST

• Pat (Bradley Cooper)
• Tiffany ( Jennifer Lawrence)
• Pat Sr. (Robert De Niro)
• Dolores ( Jacki Weaver)
• Jake ( Chris Tucker)

CHARACTERS LIST

• Dr. Cliff Patel (Anupam Kher)
• Ronnie (John Ortiz)
• Jake (Shea Whigham)
• Veronica (Julia Stiles)
• Randy (Paul Herman

PROBLEMS WITH CHARACTERS

• Pat - diagnosed Bipolar
• Tiffany - mentally unstable due to husband's death
• Pat Sr. - OCD & gambling
• Danny -
• Randy - gambling addiction

THEMES

• Mental illness
• Responsibility - carrying on with treatment,
• Pat upholding his side of the deal (dance)⬆️
• Family
• Love & romance ( Pat & Jennifer and Pat & Nikki)

Pats Background
Admitted to a mental hospital and diagnosed with bipolar for beating up a former colleague after he caught him in the shower with his wife. After his release he aids his own recovery by looking for "silver linings" in life as a result of his hard work.

Jennifer's background
After losing her police officer husband Jennifer used the insurance money of his death to convert her parents garage into a house where should would host estranged men to help her get over the loss of her husband. This gave her an unfortunate reputation.